“Is this 9-1-1? Yes, this is Joe Girardi of the Yankees, I’d like to report a theft. The Texas Rangers came into town and stole our dignity.” Five wins in a row. A sweep of the Yankees. In Yankee Stadium. An east coast road trip where the Rangers are […]
15-4. For the first time since 2012, the Rangers offense has scored double digits in back-to-back games. And won them both. It was a close game for two innings. In fact, former quality pitcher CC Sabathia got through the first two innings with ease. Then, pesky Jake Smolinski got the […]
Today is the memorial service for one of our most beloved posters, Lesli Buchanan, known around here as westxmojo777. I am not going to lie and say I knew her well. I didn’t. She has a long history with many of you, going back to friendships she made on […]
Q: What if the Rangers played the Rangers? Who would win? A: The Rangers, two out of three games. If there is one offense in the AL less efficient than Texas’s, it’s Boston’s. Texas came into last night’s game hitting .217 with runners in scoring position. As bad as that […]
Redemption. The Rangers bullpen has lost its fair share of games. In fact, it’s the second worst bullpen in the American League. It’s lost more than its fair share of games. The Ranger defense has lost its fair share of games as well. In fact, they have the second worst […]
The nine-game road trip started last night, and trip is the operative word. It was a trip down bad memory lane. A lot of April showed up last night. Inconsistent starting pitching. The inability to take advantage of runners on. Sloppy defense. It all added up to another loss, […]
Off-day stat check. After six weeks of baseball, here are the individual Rangers leaders in certain key stats, as well as where the team as a whole sits: Rangers offensive leaders: Hits: Prince Fielder, 52 (1st in AL). Home Runs: Shin-Soo Choo, 6. RBIs: Prince Fielder, 23. AVG: Prince Fielder, .344 (4th […]
There’s an old saying that players live up to the back of their baseball cards. Meaning, a .260 hitter is not a .340 hitter. He might be hitting .340 now, but he’s a .260 hitter. It will all even out in the wash. Streaks and slumps will come and […]
He came into the game batting .159, one of the last holdovers under the Mendoza line. But, really, with Robinson Chirinos and Carlos Corporon as your two catchers, it’s a crapshoot of who you put behind the plate. Colby Lewis likes pitching to Chirinos, so he got the […]
Last night, in the first inning, Adrian Belte padded his Hall of Fame resumé with the 400th home run of his career, moving into 52nd on the all-time home run list. He joins nine Hall of Famers in the 400 Club, including Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken, Jr. Any […]
